With the big cat around, the two girls stopped fussing about making dumplings and instead snuggled up to Hua Hua, staying quietly by her side.

Taking advantage of the opportunity, Sheng Xiping took out his camera again and took photos of the children and tigers.

In particular, the Hua family of four took several group photos to commemorate the occasion.

"Hey, when you took the photos of Huahua and the others to get them developed the last few times, didn't the photographer ask you anything?"

While making dumplings, Zhou Qinglan suddenly remembered this matter and asked Sheng Xiping about it.

"Why didn't you ask? The photographer said he was shocked when he was developing the photos," Sheng Xiping replied cheerfully.

Anyone would be startled if they saw a picture of a tiger.

In particular, there are photos of tigers and people together. The tigers in the photos are so well-behaved and docile that they amazed the photographer.

When Sheng Xiping went to pick up the photos, the photographer asked him all sorts of questions out of curiosity. Sheng Xiping had no choice but to give vague answers.

Sheng Xiping took about ten photos before he was satisfied and put the camera away.

Just then, the Spring Festival Gala started playing on TV, and everyone quieted down and watched the TV intently.

Those making dumplings also sat on the kang (a heated brick bed), glancing up at the TV for a moment before kneading a dumpling.

Fortunately, the Sheng family started making dumplings early, and they finished making them not long after the party had begun.

So they took the dumplings outside to freeze, cleared away the cutting board and other utensils, and the whole family sat on the warm kang (heated brick bed), laughing and joking as they watched the Spring Festival Gala.

The 1984 Spring Festival Gala was later hailed as the most successful Spring Festival Gala ever, with every program being wonderful, especially the comedy sketches, which created many classics and were full of laughs.

Whether it was the audience in front of the stage or the audience in front of the television, everyone was laughing so hard they were doubled over.

For a time, every household was filled with laughter and joy, a festive and lively atmosphere.

Around eleven o'clock, the Sheng family started cooking dumplings, and Sheng Liancheng led the children out to distribute paper.

Because of the mourning period, the Sheng family will not put up couplets or set off firecrackers this year, but everything else will be as usual.

They thought that nothing would happen since the Sheng family didn't set off firecrackers, but when the neighbors in the west courtyard set off firecrackers, the three little tiger cubs, Yuanyuan, Guoguo, and Duoduo, were immediately startled.

The tiger cubs were so frightened that their fur stood on end, and they roared and leaped away.

The Sheng family was having dinner in the east room when they heard something was wrong. They quickly came out to check, but after searching all three rooms, they still couldn't find the three tiger cubs.

"Huahua, hurry up! Your baby has run off somewhere. Look for him quickly!" Huahua was still lying on the kang (heated brick bed) in the east room when Sheng Xiping called out to him.

When Hua Hua heard Sheng Xiping calling it, it jumped down and searched all over the house.

Finally, Hua Hua found the three tiger cubs; it turned out they were hiding behind a row of pickled vegetable jars in the outer room.

Those jars were placed against the wall, with not much space behind them, and it was dark inside, so no one noticed them earlier.

Sheng Xiping lay on the ground and peered behind the vat, where he saw three pairs of bright green eyes.

Seeing the three tiger cubs huddled together behind the jar, Sheng Xiping couldn't help but laugh.

These three tiger cubs are quite interesting. No matter how Sheng Xiping calls them, or how Hua Hua calls them from outside, they just won't come out.

It wasn't until after 1 a.m., when the sound of firecrackers stopped, that the three tiger cubs tentatively peeked out from behind the vat.

There's no way around it; the tiger cubs are too young and have always been under Hua Hua's protection. They've never experienced anything like this before, so it's normal for them to be scared.

The search for the tiger cubs delayed everyone from eating dumplings and also delayed the midnight countdown.

Having finally found the tiger cubs, Sheng Xiping led his wife, children, and siblings to pay New Year's respects to his parents.

Sheng Liancheng and his wife happily gave red envelopes to the children. Sheng Xinhua and the others were tired, so they went back to their rooms to rest.

I didn't fall asleep until after 1 a.m. It felt like I only closed my eyes for a short while before I opened them again and it was already morning.

On the morning of the first day of the Lunar New Year, most families still eat dumplings. Some people simply heat up the leftovers from the night before, while others make a lot the night before, freeze them, and cook them fresh this morning.

On the morning of the first day of the Lunar New Year, most families will also set off a string of firecrackers while cooking dumplings.

So when the sound of firecrackers went off outside again, the Sheng family was startled and rushed to the outer room to check on the tiger cubs.

Fortunately, Hua Hua was there this time, holding the cubs. At least the three tiger cubs didn't hide behind the tank like they did last night.

After breakfast, before I could even finish clearing the table, people came to offer New Year's greetings.

Sheng Xiping quickly told Hua Hua to lead the three tiger cubs to lie down in the west room, while Sheng Xi'an and Sheng Xikang quickly led all four old dogs to the backyard.

There are a lot of people coming to our house today, and it's not good for the dog to keep barking. We'd better keep it quiet in the backyard.

The first to come and offer New Year's greetings were the Chen family.

Chen Weiguo and his wife, Chen Weimin and his wife, and Chen Weiguo's younger brother and sister.

Chen Weimin and Lin Junhua got married in December two years ago, and Lin Junhua gave birth to a girl last summer.

Chen Weimin has written a lot in recent years, and one of his works won an award last year.

Sui Qingrun, the chairman of the bureau's trade union, is also a well-known writer. He greatly admires Chen Weimin's talent, so last autumn, he transferred Chen Weimin to work at the bureau's trade union.

Since the birth of Chen Weimin and Lin Junhua's daughter, the Lin family's impression of Chen Weimin has improved considerably.

Chen Weimin was transferred to the bureau, and the Lin family found a way to transfer Lin Junhua's job to the forestry bureau's nursery.

In this way, Lin Junhua can bring his daughter to work, so that he can balance work and family life.

Sheng Xiping had been traveling around all year, and he only heard Chen Weiguo mention Chen Weimin's affairs occasionally, just a word or two.

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